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Soccer America WomenÆs MVPs M Yael Averbuch (North Carolina) D Marian Dalmy (Santa Clara) M Christina DiMartino (UCLA) F Kerri Hanks (Notre Dame) D Ali Krieger (Penn State) D Stephanie Lopez (Portland) G Jillian Loyden (Villanova) D Kasey Moore (Texas) F Heather OÆReilly (North Carolina) F Ashlee Pistorius (Texas A&M) F India Trotter (Florida State) […]

COLLEGE: Dorrance is Soccer America WomenÆs Coach of the Year

Anson Dorrance has accomplished a lot in his 28-year career as womenÆs head coach at North Carolina, but the Tar HeelsÆ 2006 NCAA Division I title was special. It followed one of the most devastating losses in the programÆs history — a shootout loss to Florida State in the quarterfinals of the 2005 NCAA Tournament […]

College Soccer Reporter, Story

7. JUNIOR COLLEGE: Another So Cal sweep

Cerritos College’s men and Santiago Canyon College’s women captured their first COA soccer championships, the fourth successive sweep of state junior college titles by Southern California schools. COA Final Four Results Santiago Canyon (25-1-1), from Orange, stunned three-time champion Cypress, 2-0, in the women’s final on second-half goals by Kathleen Benton and Megan Konishi. The […]

College Soccer Reporter, Story

6. CENTRAL ARKANSAS: Men’s soccer reinstituted

Thanks to the support of its student body, the University of Central Arkansas did an about-face and reinstituted its men’s soccer program a month after it decided to drop the program. The school’s Board of Trustees accepted a Student Government Association recommendation to raise athletic fees by 50 cents per credit hour. This increase is […]

College Soccer Reporter, Story

5. APRIL HEINRICHS: Former U.S. coach leaves UCI

April Heinrichs, who coached the USA to the women’s soccer gold medal at the 2004 Olympics, has quit her coach as women’s coach at UC Irvine after only one season to accept a position with the U.S. Olympic Committee. Heinrichs’ decision to take the Anteater job last season was a surprise, and she was unable […]

SOCCER AMERICA WOMEN'S COLLEGE AWARDS

Soccer America WomenÆs Player of the Year Heather OÆReilly (North Carolina) Soccer America WomenÆs MVPs M Yael Averbuch (North Carolina) D Marian Dalmy (Santa Clara) M Christina DiMartino (UCLA) F Kerri Hanks (Notre Dame) D Ali Krieger (Penn State) D Stephanie Lopez (Portland) G Jillian Loyden (Villanova) D Kasey Moore (Texas) F Heather OÆReilly […]

COLLEGE: West Virginia's LeBlanc is Soccer America Men's Coach of the Year

Marlon LeBlanc led West Virginia to its first Big East regular-season championship, its first appearance in the Big East tournament final and a No. 6 seed in the NCAA Tournament, their highest ever. Not bad for a coach hired on the first day of preseason practice. LeBlanc took over a West Virginia program in turmoil […]

SOCCER AMERICA COLLEGE MEN'S MVPS

Soccer America Men's MVPs M Nico Colaluca (Virginia) F Charlie Davies (Boston College) D Andy Iro (UC Santa Barbara) F Joseph Lapira (Notre Dame) D Jay Needham (SMU) M David Roth (Northwestern) G Chris Seitz (Maryland) F Jarrod Smith (West Virginia) D Julian Valentin (Wake Forest) M Michael Videira (Duke) M Sal Zizzo (UCLA) NICO […]

SOCCER AMERICA MEN'S COLLEGE AWARDS

Soccer America Men's Player of the Year Joseph Lapira (Notre Dame) Soccer America Men's MVPs M Nico Colaluca (Virginia) F Charlie Davies (Boston College) D Andy Iro (UC Santa Barbara) F Joseph Lapira (Notre Dame) D Jay Needham (SMU) M David Roth (Northwestern) G Chris Seitz (Maryland) F Jarrod Smith (West Virginia) D Julian Valentin […]

COLLEGE: Lapira is Soccer America Men's Player of the Year

For the second year in a row, the Soccer America Men's Player of the Year is a Louisianan. Last year it was Maryland's Jason Garey from Gonzales, located between Baton Rouge and New Orleans. The 2006 recipient is Notre Dame junior Joseph Lapira, from Lake Charles in Acadiana. Nicknamed the ''Ragin' Cajun'' by Irish coach […]

OFF THE POST: A Boston Celtic nearly hurts Wayne Rooney

England star Wayne Rooney used a three-day break granted by Manchester United coach Alex Ferguson for a New York visit and nearly got injured at a basketball game. Rooney and fiancee Coleen McLoughlin had courtside seats for Monday's New York Knicks game against the Boston Celtics at Madison Square Garden. Early in the game, the […]

OBITUARY: Bob DiGrazia

Bob DiGrazia, who coached the University of California's men's team for 28 years (1953-80) and remains the Bears' all-time winningest coach with a 202-133-39 record, died Dec. 11. A San Francisco native, DiGrazia played for Cal in 1948-50 and became the Bears' first All-American in 1950. As coach, he guided the Bears to their first […]

JUNIOR COLLEGE: COA Final Four Results

WOMEN Semifinals Friday, Dec. 8 Cypress 5 (Elder 34, Craig 37, 40, Vasquez 80, Castro 90) DeAnza 0 Santiago Canyon 3 (Califf 18, Konishi 33, Varela 73) American River 0 Final Sunday, Dec. 10 Santiago Canyon 2 (Benton 64, Konishi 84) Cypress 0 MEN Semifinals Friday, Dec. 8 Cerritos 1 (Meyer 68) Fresno City 0 […]

MLS: Lamar Hunt in grave condition

Lamar Hunt, a great patron of American soccer, is fighting for his life in a Dallas hospital. The 74-year-old, who has battled cancer for several years, was hospitalized a day before Thanksgiving with a partially collapsed lung. Doctors then discovered that the cancer had spread. Hunt, an original investor in MLS with the Columbus Crew […]

ARGENTINA: Boca plays off for title on Wednesday

Last week, Boca Juniors coach Ricardo Lavolpe joked that he'll be hanged if Boca finishes second. His team had already blown one chance to clinch the title, losing 1-0, to Belgrano Dec. 3. In its last game of the season on Sunday, Boca fell to Lanus, 2-1, a result that would still have delivered the […]

5. OBITUARY: Bob DiGrazia

Bob DiGrazia, who coached the University of California’s men’s team for 28 years (1953-80) and remains the Bears’ all-time winningest coach with a 202-133-39 record, died Dec. 11. A San Francisco native, DiGrazia played for Cal in 1948-50 and became the Bears’ first All-American in 1950. As coach, he guided the Bears to their first […]

4. OFF THE POST: A Boston Celtic nearly hurts Wayne Rooney

England star Wayne Rooney used a three-day break granted by Manchester United coach Alex Ferguson for a New York visit and nearly got injured at a basketball game. Rooney and fiancee Coleen McLoughlin had courtside seats for Monday’s New York Knicks game against the Boston Celtics at Madison Square Garden. Early in the game, the […]

3. ARGENTINA: Boca plays off for title on Wednesday

Last week, Boca Juniors coach Ricardo Lavolpe joked that he’ll be hanged if Boca finishes second. His team had already blown one chance to clinch the title, losing 1-0, to Belgrano Dec. 3. In its last game of the season on Sunday, Boca fell to Lanus, 2-1, a result that would still have delivered the […]

2. MLS: Lamar Hunt in grave condition

1. WHAT THEY’RE SAYING

"I just want to say, I cannot be happier. I cannot be happier to be here. It is something I wanted. They’ve worked so hard to get me here and I appreciate that. I really do. This sort of has the same feeling as when I first came into the league. I feel reborn." — […]

MLS: Freddy Finds a Home

Despite claims that the trade that sent Freddy Adu to Real Salt Lake had only been formulating for a couple of weeks at most, the die was cast long before then. During his brief tenure as president and general manager of the Team Formerly Known as the MetroStars, Alexi Lalas hinted perhaps a change in […]

West Ham Opens Talks with Curbishley

As expected, West Ham United has opened talks with Alan Curbishley over the vacant head coach position at Upton Park, following the dismissal of Alan Pardew after a woeful 4-0 trouncing at the hands of Bolton Wanderers over the weekend. Curbishley, the former Charlton manager, would have his hands full: West Ham is in 18th […]

Charlton Remembers English Soccer’s Greatest Tragedy

It’s one of the sporting world’s worst tragedies of all time: the crash in 1958 of a plane carrying Manchester Untied players just outside of Munich. The crash claimed the lives of 23 people, some of the country’s biggest soccer stars at the time. Man United great Sir Bobby Charlton is one of the few […]

Gulati’s Search Far From Over

Before the World Cup, when Bruce Arena and Landon Donovan graced the cover of several magazines and newspapers, being coach of the U.S. national team seemed like one of the most exciting jobs in the world. “Every coach in the business would want to coach the U.S. because we have money, we’re top 10 in […]

Bradley, Like Sampson, Has Everything to Prove